Sept 8th Bocab Words

Submissive

readily giving in to the command or authority of another

Renovation

to restore to a former better state

Reclusive

seeking solitude, retiring from society

Rancorous

having or showing deep-seated resentment

Orator

a person who makes usually formal public speeches

Longevity

the time period during which something exists or lasts

Fortitude

the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship

Evanescent

lasting only for a short time

Emulate

to strive to equal or excel

Empathy

action of understanding, being aware of, sensitive to the feelings, thoughts of another

Sympathy

inclination to think or feel alike

Apathy

the lack of feeling or emotion

Conformity

correspondence in form, manner or character

Condescending

showing or characterised by a patronising or superior attitude toward others

Adversity

a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune

Appertain

to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute

Stringent

marked by strictness or severity, especially in regards to rules or standards

Relapse

the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening or subsiding

Elapse

to pass or go by

Belligerent

inclined to or showing assertiveness, hostility or combativeness

Carnage

great and usually bloody slaughter or injury, often as in battle

Disparage

to belittle the importance or value or something or someone; to speak slightly about something or someone

Euphemism

the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend

Extemporaneous

composed, performed or uttered on the spur of the moment, impromptu

Extort

to obtain from a person by force, intimidation or undue/illegal force

Inquisition

an investigation conducted with little regard for individual rights

Insinuate

to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way

Insulate

to place in a detached situation, especially as to separate from conducting bodies

Interrogate

to question formally and systematically

Irrespressible

impossible to repress, restrain or control